I must say I'm pretty envious of all the success stories out there. The O'NEIL side of my family is the hardest one of all for me to trace. My grandfather's name was Lawrence Jeremiah O'NEIL. He was born in 1907 and died in 1961. We believe he was born in Houston, Harris. Co., TX, and I believe his parents' names were William O'NEIL and Edith COPELY. I'm not totally sure about his mother's name. (Still waiting for the social security form to come back and my dad has misplaced his dad's baptismal certificate -- he was baptized before getting married to my grandmother.) Larry worked on the railroad setting down rail during the Great Depression. From the family stories, we think he rode the rails from town to town looking for work and when he came to Omaha in the late 1930s, he was hired at the local hospital, met my grandmother, married her, but never really talked about his past. He died very young, before anyone really got the chance to ask him questions. We think he may have had a sister, since he said that my grandmother reminded him of his sister. At any rate, if anyone knows anything, I'd be interested in finding something out. This is something we are all very curious about. Sharon O'Neil Kazmierski Sharon Kazmierski Listowner, Latinteach & Latin E-mail Discussion Forums For Latin language educators and enthusiasts mailto:[email protected] Visit the UPDATED Latinteach Website at: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/1790/index.html